Comments on: Promoting Passion Video Blog: 5 Signs You’re Doing Something Right

By: Friday I’m In Love » Charismatic Concepts

Friday I’m In Love » Charismatic Concepts — Fri, 02 May 2014 17:58:36 +0000

[…] Five signs you are doing something right from Brooke Shaden. A must read for all […]

By: Rocio Mirelis

Rocio Mirelis — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:14:52 +0000

By the way, as you probably already know, I love listening to you talk! You are my endless inspiration.

By: Rocio Mirelis

Rocio Mirelis — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:08:10 +0000

WOW, that first paragraph resonates with me like you have no idea. I have just started a new business venture with the [fa] group. And I have no idea if what I’m doing is right! It’s so hard to know and like you did, I feel like an amateur.

WOW, reading y our list of 1-5 is amazing. I think I can relate to every single one of those points. Today, I feel happy because I received this comment from one of the group members:

“Because of you I found a part of myself that I love? I think it quite good, right? And its true! ” :Rocío I think many in our group would say that about you ”

I truly never thought I would be an inspiration.

By: brookeshaden

brookeshaden — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:01:58 +0000

In reply to Jasmin Bäumer.

Hi Jasmin! Thank you SO much for all of your kind words. You have brightened my day! Dealing with negative people – I completely understand that. Last year I went through an evaluation of my life and the people in it, and decided that some people just weren’t worth keeping around in any regular way. That doesn’t mean that I’ll never speak to them again, but that I made an effort to detach myself from those people and not let their negativity seep into my life. Unfortunately negativity is something that is often ingrained in people for so long they forget how to be anything else. Sometimes people are worth helping through it, but if the person sees no problem with their life, it is very difficult to help without seeming judgmental.

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:24:23 +0000

This post is so timely! I’m really fixated on the idea of success at the moment. I’ve got stuck in wedding photography, which I enjoy but I’m not really passionate about. I like to be in control and I want to create certain kinds of images, working with brides is not always conducive to this and so I upped my prices and the enquires have dropped. It was what I wanted to happen but now I’m kind of scared. I wanted to keep the wedding work so that I would have money but also time to pursue my fine art. ButI’m spending so much time thinking about what other people think about me and the fact that I’m not doing as many weddings, that I’m not actually doing the things that I set out to do. I hope I can find a way soon to work out what success means to me!

By: Mary-Claire

Mary-Claire — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 03:23:24 +0000

I am out of town working and had one day off, today. Planning to go shoot at a location that I likely won’t see again, I thought that there would be few people. Well, there were more than I expected, and I thought about how bizarre they would think I was taking photos of myself with the remote, running around with fabric pinned to me with clamps. Then I decided that perhaps my follies would help them remember that day, so onward I went. Happy day!

By: Denise Neale Jensen

Denise Neale Jensen — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:44:54 +0000

p.s Thank you for the very kind words in your autograph 🙂

By: Denise

Denise — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:43:54 +0000

Thanks for topping off my creative energy tank this morning with your video and blog. After yesterday’s Totally Incredible Seminar at the Photo Expo, I was all smiles – you seem to be a Positive Energy Sorcerer! – what fun to meet in person, even at a busy seminar.

Yes, so who would want to do things the ‘right’ way when you can achieve your dreams – and have fun doing so – just by doing it your own way? Your words provide balancing encouragement for times one feels they’re starting to teeter along that personal path.

Today’s image made me gasp this time, then the blues soothed me as I started to walked inside and read its story. Powerful.

By: Margherita Introna

Margherita Introna — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:07:13 +0000

Your pose in this is absolutely stunning Brooke! It gives this image an interesting twist and detail <3 I'm really loving all your blues lately. Please can you do purple next 🙂 <3

Success is so many different things to different people… but the moment one figures out what that means to oneself, is where the magic happens <3

By: Paulo Carvalho

Paulo Carvalho — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:46:57 +0000

First of all, a big clap for you, Brooke. What a great post. I loved it.
So many times I’ve done that question… And I am totally agreed with you about this 5 signs. This is one of those post that whenever we doubt what we are doing, we must read or hear. And if it happens to me, I will. I’ve been working on a project (is not associated with photography, but it’s the same) to present where I work. And that question and these signs are all there. But I’ll follow through with the project and presents it on Wednesday. I believe in the project and in me… I’m just wondering if I’ve ever told you that you’re awesome. 🙂 Many thanks for this post.